Tucker & Dale vs Evil

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Tucker & Dale vs Evil

R

2011

1h 29m

Horror

Comedy

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Two scruffy pals' (Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk) backwoods vacation takes a bloody turn when ignorant college students mistake them for a pair of murderous hillbillies.

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Critics Consensus

Like the best horror/comedies, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil mines its central crazy joke for some incredible scares, laughs, and -- believe it or not -- heart.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

This movie is certifiably insane, that's a given, but it's also extremely witty, has far more intelligence than you might originally expect and has a grand time exploding clichés and playing with an audience's expectations.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Here's something you don't see every day: a genial, politically correct splatter comedy.

Jan 4, 2012

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

Clever horror/comedy hybrid of the kind that Sam Raimi used to make and that so many have tried to produce in recent years but have fallen remarkably flat. There's nothing flat about this clever genre flick. For the right audience, it's pretty great.

Rated: 4.0/5.0

Oct 7, 2011

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Chase Hutchinson

The Inlander (Spokane, WA)

A delightful buddy comedy that doesn’t skimp on blood when all the horror shenanigans take hold, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil remains an all-time cult movie worth pledging your soul to. Bursting with silly gags and gory kills, it remains a horror lover’s dream.

Oct 11, 2025

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

The dry wit and laugh out loud moments in this movie are a ton of fun and often the result of totally shocking and unexpected misunderstandings or accidents. The characters are completely wonderful and easy to fall in love with.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 23, 2025

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A simple, clever premise that fully pays off exactly how you'd hope it could, thanks to the charm and chemistry between the two leads.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 9, 2025

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Jack F

Really unique movie. I laughed sooo hard at that one part with the bees. I'd watch it again.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/25

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Wayne K

Funny if you’re not a fan of horror films and downright hilarious if you are, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil delights in parodying the silly tropes and cliches that the genre has been built on, but have dragged it down into creative and emotional inertia. The best moments are those that look like they’re right out of a slasher flick, like a character running round wildly swinging a chainsaw, but putting a comic spin on it and playing it dead straight. It puts a great twist on what I can guess can be called the ‘savage redneck’ trope, popularised by films like Deliverance and Wrong Turn, where now the big city folk are the perpetrators and antagonists and the country folk are the victims, but the film is smart enough not to make the latter as dumb as they’re portrayed when they’re the villains. The gags might not hit every time, but the script knows when a moment needs to be taken seriously or left to sit. It’s a horror comedy that skews very much towards the latter, and it’s appeal very much lies in the fact that it’s a movie you can watch anywhere, anytime with anybody and you’ll get a lot of laughs out of it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/25

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Dan G

If you need a off the wall recommendation this is it. This is so funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/25

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leonidas L.

The one thing I need in a movie is straight comedy and Gore and this is what this movie gives you, easy five stars

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/25

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Jeff F

Worst vacation ever. Best comedy of this genre ever.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Ethan 1.

The first time I watched this movie I had no idea what I was getting into. I don’t normally like horror movies and didn’t see the genre so was unaware but decided to watch this one anyways and ended up being stained in my memory. Upon rewatch nearly 15 years later it doesn’t disappoint, truly a classic and a classic it feels like a lot of people miss out on.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/02/25

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Synopsis

Two scruffy pals' (Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk) backwoods vacation takes a bloody turn when ignorant college students mistake them for a pair of murderous hillbillies.

Director: Eli Craig
Producer: Morgan Jurgenson, Albert Klychak
Screenwriter: Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Kintop Pictures
Rating: R (Brief Nudity|Bloody Horror Violence|Language)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $223.6K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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